TACHYGRAPHS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. TACHYGRAPHS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TACHYGRAPHS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACHYGRAPHS is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACHYGRAPHS
No single letter turns TACHYGRAPHS into another word.
How TACHYGRAPHS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TACHYGRAPHS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TACHYGRAPHS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in TACHYGRAPHS
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Common questions about TACHYGRAPHS
- Is TACHYGRAPHS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TACHYGRAPHS is not in it.
- How many points is TACHYGRAPHS worth?
- TACHYGRAPHS is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TACHYGRAPHS?
- No single letter can be added to TACHYGRAPHS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TACHYGRAPHS:
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